Girls Golf Goal: Improvement

Brianna Swenson 2nd round section qualifier in 2012

Second-year coach Jon Stock has a one-word goal for his Tiger girls this spring: Improvement.

Last spring a young and inexperienced team lagged will behind its Missota Conference rivals as it learned the rigors of varsity play, especially in the early going.

"We have a few golfers new to the game and several that want to shave a few strokes off their score," he said.  "The girls improved a lot over the course of last year.  We hope to repeat that (this year)."

Heading the list of returnees is junior Breanna Swenson who turned a few heads last spring when she advanced to the final round of the Section 1AA individual championships.

Also returning from last year's squad are senior Alexis House and sophomores Jessica Singewald, Halea Wright, Jessica Olson and Kaitlin Jokinen.

Newcomers also expected to battle for varsity playing time this spring include seniors Melanie Kappes and ShyAnne Spurzem; junior Abigail Monroe and freshmen Sidney Comes, Kassondra Kruckenberg, Amanada Hansmann, Amanda Lange, Brooke McConnell and Emma Sullivan.

"I think our main strength will be our dedication and our desire to learn and improve," Stock said. "There are still many questions, but right now the biggest one is when will the snow melt and allow us to hit the course."
Weather permitting, the Tigers are scheduled to kick off their season April 12 with an appearance at the Faribault Invitational.